“They’re a coward,” Merlin answers immediately. “They’re too ashamed of what people might think, of what they might do, to ever admit the truth about themselves, and that makes them pathetic, and—and spineless—“ “No,” Gaius says, voice gentle, yet serious. He takes off his glasses, sets them on the table with a sigh, piercing Merlin with a clear stare. “No, Merlin. It only makes them scared.”
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